About the role
This position is primarily responsible for supporting all phases of the design and development of custom mechanical and electro-mechanical hardware for LB Foster’s friction management systems including concept, design, verification, validation, manufacture, and systems implementation. The individual is also responsible for working with the engineering team to ensure design solutions meet the project and customer requirements and specifications.
Essential Functions:
- Support the d evelopment conceptual and detailed designs of custom mechanical and electro-mechanical systems for train-mounted applications
- Support design validation and verification using FEA modelling, prototyping, and field assessment
- Generate manufacturing drawings
- Conduct experiments, and perform data acquisition and analysis
- Support manufacturing and conduct QA
- Generate trial plans, reports, manuals, and other documents
- Participate in trials, installations, and tests of equipment in the field
Minimum Qualifications:
Skills, Experience, and Education
- Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, or related discipline
- EIT with EGBC or eligible for registration
- 0 to 5 years of experience in mechanical and electro-mechanical design.
- Experience with CAD modelling (Solidworks preferred). FEA experience an asset.
- Experience with electro-mechanical systems an asset, including automation, control systems, and instrumentation.
- Strong problem solving skills combined with sound engineering judgment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Can work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
Other Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to various national and international locations
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
About LB Foster
Today’s infrastructure is built on L.B. Foster’s legacy. For more than a century, our company has provided the materials necessary to construct and maintain major transportation, construction, recreation and agriculture projects.
L.B. Foster operates individual business units that specialize in Rail and Infrastructure products and services. These segments manage engineering, manufacturing, distribution and sales facilities worldwide. We also function as a distributor and service provider in strategic alliances with industry leading manufacturing and engineering firms.
Our company maintains ongoing programs that enhance product quality, improve operational processes and assure employee safety. L.B. Foster is committed to providing superior products for our customers, an entrepreneurial climate for our employees and exceptional value for our stakeholders.
L.B. Foster has been traded publicly since 1981 on the NASDAQ with the ticker symbol FSTR.
About the role
This position is primarily responsible for supporting all phases of the design and development of custom mechanical and electro-mechanical hardware for LB Foster’s friction management systems including concept, design, verification, validation, manufacture, and systems implementation. The individual is also responsible for working with the engineering team to ensure design solutions meet the project and customer requirements and specifications.
Essential Functions:
- Support the d evelopment conceptual and detailed designs of custom mechanical and electro-mechanical systems for train-mounted applications
- Support design validation and verification using FEA modelling, prototyping, and field assessment
- Generate manufacturing drawings
- Conduct experiments, and perform data acquisition and analysis
- Support manufacturing and conduct QA
- Generate trial plans, reports, manuals, and other documents
- Participate in trials, installations, and tests of equipment in the field
Minimum Qualifications:
Skills, Experience, and Education
- Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, or related discipline
- EIT with EGBC or eligible for registration
- 0 to 5 years of experience in mechanical and electro-mechanical design.
- Experience with CAD modelling (Solidworks preferred). FEA experience an asset.
- Experience with electro-mechanical systems an asset, including automation, control systems, and instrumentation.
- Strong problem solving skills combined with sound engineering judgment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Can work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
Other Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to various national and international locations
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
About LB Foster
Today’s infrastructure is built on L.B. Foster’s legacy. For more than a century, our company has provided the materials necessary to construct and maintain major transportation, construction, recreation and agriculture projects.
L.B. Foster operates individual business units that specialize in Rail and Infrastructure products and services. These segments manage engineering, manufacturing, distribution and sales facilities worldwide. We also function as a distributor and service provider in strategic alliances with industry leading manufacturing and engineering firms.
Our company maintains ongoing programs that enhance product quality, improve operational processes and assure employee safety. L.B. Foster is committed to providing superior products for our customers, an entrepreneurial climate for our employees and exceptional value for our stakeholders.
L.B. Foster has been traded publicly since 1981 on the NASDAQ with the ticker symbol FSTR.